was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). A native of

Fujisaki, Aomori is a town in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 14,921 in 6068 households, and a population density of 400 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Fujisaki occupies the flatlands within Minam ...

and graduate of

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, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 after serving in the Aomori Prefectural Assembly for two terms. He died of cancer on July 25, 2017, at a hospital in Tokyo, aged 52.

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* 1965 births 2017 deaths Politicians from Aomori Prefecture Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians Deaths from cancer in Japan Deaths from pancreatic cancer Members of the Aomori Prefectural Assembly {{Japan-politician-1960s-stub